Despite this, Mars remained skeptical and asked Martin to talk to Beyoncé to determine how she felt about the idea. There, Martin revealed to Mars that he wanted for him to perform "Uptown Funk" with Beyoncé. The singer of Coldplay then invited Mars to his studio in Malibu where he was working. When Chris Martin originally called Mars to ask him to perform with Coldplay, Mars was wary of a multi-artist performance. It was later confirmed that Beyoncé and Bruno Mars would join Coldplay as special guests.
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Coldplay was confirmed as the lead half time performer for Super Bowl 50 on December 3, 2015, one day before the release of their seventh studio album A Head Full of Dreams. In late November 2015, reports surfaced stating that multiple acts would perform during the halftime show.
Maroon 5 would eventually headline Super Bowl LIII's halftime show. In September 2015, it was reported that Bruno Mars was set to curate the Super Bowl 50 halftime show, but the next month in October, It was reported that Maroon 5 was in talks to headline, but the band said they haven't had any conversations with the NFL about headlining, but were open to it.
In summer 2015, many acts were being rumored as potential headliners for the 2016 halftime show including Taylor Swift, Britney Spears and One Direction. Perry was soon confirmed as the headliner of the halftime show in November 2014. Levi's Stadium, location of Super Bowl 50 and the halftime showĬoldplay, Rihanna, and Katy Perry were considered as potential acts for the Super Bowl XLIX halftime show in 2015.